The Face Of Your Brand – What’s So Important About Logo Design?

Here at Spicy Broccoli, we’ve got your back. We’d like to welcome you to your new life saviour: a well-designed, quality logo!

For business owners, a well-designed logo is ESSENTIAL – your brand identity would be incomplete without it. Because here’s the thing: putting a visual on what you’re doing brings your idea to life and communicates it in a way that words can’t. A business logo can convey everything from the company’s background (professional, relaxed, fun) to their mission (entertainment, efficiency, and more) with decisions that can be as simple as choosing the right colours or the angle of the font. But let’s be real – it’s harder than it looks, and you may need some professional help with that.

But working with a professional logo designer can seem so DAUNTING! Putting together a custom logo design not only seems like a huge hassle, but it also sounds pricey! Surely there’s a better, easier, cheaper way?

There are no shortcuts on the path to success!

The thing is, the quality of your company logo can make or break your business. You will use it in all sorts of ways: on your business card, social media, your website, marketing material, and more. Not to mention, it’s often the first point of reference your audience has when forming their opinion of your brand, so we highly recommend that you make a good impression. A high quality logo that your customers recognise can help enhance your level of customer service – making the difference between a one-time customer or a long-term, ongoing customer relationship.

So, sure, you could easily round up a free logo off one of those online logo makers, but would it really represent your brand? Would you be provided with the meaningful and creative design options your business deserves, and have a graphic designer ready to respond and adapt to your feedback? Or would you be stuck with some cookie-cutter graphics, and nothing to help your business stand out from the competition?

To help keep the logo inspiration juices flowing, let’s talk about one of the biggest logo success stories – to become so recognisable that you don’t even need a company name in your logo! Well Mastercard has now followed in the footsteps of Apple and Nike and dropped the Mastercard name from their logo! *mic-drop*

“Reinvention in the digital age calls for modern simplicity,” said Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and communication officer at Mastercard. “And with more than 80 percent of people spontaneously recognising the Mastercard Symbol without the word ‘mastercard,’ we felt ready to take this next step in our brand evolution. We are proud of our rich brand heritage and are excited to see the iconic circles standing on their own.”

By changing its logo, Mastercard is attempting to align itself with other iconic brands that are so well-known they don’t need to be identified by words. Mastercard has had the great fortune of being represented by two interlocking circles, one red, one yellow, since its founding in 1977.

According to Michael Beirut, a partner at the design firm Pentagram which designed the new logo, the new Mastercard logo is easier to read on phones or digital watches. It’s also indicative of a world where people aren’t just using their phones or watches to check their credit card balances, but to pay for goods and services too.

But the announcement of this change comes with its skeptics. “I do not think it is yet iconic enough to successfully execute this new identity, but over time, they will learn if it was a mistake, which I think it is.” Pace University marketing professor Larry Chiagouris said.

But what do YOU think? Do you recognise Mastercard from only its pair of interlocking red and yellow circles? Or do you think it was a mistake..?

We love logos here at Spicy, so be sure to check out our very own logo designs on our portfolio here.